In Boreal Blade attacking follows the same natural rules that blocking does, which adds a completely new layer of depth and skill to the combat. In Boreal Blade the attacker has many options to get through a seemingly strong defense. Figuring out how the situation would work in real life will help in executing successful attacks. For example, if the opponent has their weapon posed on their left side, it is still possible to perform a successful attack to that side of the opponent, as simply having the weapon on the side where the attack is coming from is not […]
Greetings, young ones! It warms my old heart to see so many aspiring warriors eager to learn! Today I’m going to teach you more about the natural blocking. Blocking happens unconsciously in Boreal Blade. That means no more endless block position chains and never-ending block button mashing. Here you can see a warrior preparing to attack. While searching the right weapon angle for his swing, the enemy attacks. Natural blocking guarantees that the hit gets blocked even though our warrior is not actively doing any blocking by themself. Natural blocking happens automatically and does not need to be activated separately. […]
We’ve been working on new content for Nine Parchments ever since we first released the game, and now we’re excited to finally share what we’ve got for you! The Astral Challenges free content update is making its way towards all our players on all our Nine Parchments platforms. The highlights of the Astral Challenges update include: Six new Arena levels that will challenge even the most battle-hardened wizard veterans. The arenas are designed for characters who are at least level 40, so better get ready for a rough ride. Simply put… you will die. A new unlockable character, Selius, waiting […]
Has-Been Heroes has just received a massive free expansion pack! It’s out now on all platforms and we’ve got a short video to celebrate: The expansion adds tons of new content for players to discover and includes the Trine heroes – Amadeus the Wizard, Pontius the Knight, and Zoya the Thief – as playable characters once you have unlocked the Epic Quest mode. The Epic Quest mode will be a true test of skill for the most veteran players as the heroes have no starting spells! Complete with custom animations (Amadeus attacks with a box!) and beautiful 2D visuals in […]
Boom! It’s official – Nine Parchments is heading to Nintendo Switch later this year! We’ve been super happy with how Has-Been Heroes has done on Switch since the launch, so we’re very excited about bringing Nine Parchments there as well. (It’s a really cool system!) We’ve kept quiet about the game for quite some time now so it’s cool to finally break the silence and show some new footage 🙂 This is our new trailer showcasing the wizard mayhem to come: New Screenshots Features • Wield the power of the elements and master a diverse and ever-changing arsenal of spells […]
We are super excited to announce our new game Has-Been Heroes! This is our partnership project with GameTrust, now finally out in the open. Has-Been Heroes is a challenging roguelike game of strategy and action, coming in March 2017 for Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One and PC. Check out the announcement trailer below: The Storyline Embark on an epic quest with the Has-Been Heroes, a group of legendary champions once celebrated throughout the kingdom for their heroic deeds – they have killed rats, rescued a prince, fought wars, slain a dragon… The kingdom prospered and peace prevailed. Legends grew old, […]
Trine 2 is now officially released for the Nintendo Wii U in Japan, and is available through the Japanese Wii U eShop as a digital download. TRINE 2 三つの力と不可思議の – or Trine 2: Mittsu no Chikara to Fukashigi no Mori is priced at ¥1,800. You can check out the official site at: http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/wbdj/index.html The Japanese version is the same as Trine 2: Director’s Cut content-wise, but the game has been fully localized (Voices and text) and it sounds very cool in Japanese! -Kai
